Manoj Pawar, MD, FAAFP
@manojpawar.bsky.social
Primary Care Physician & Exec. Public Health. Population Health. Medicine. Leadership. Posts=me, ≠med advice. #medsky
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If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
#Democracy
NOT
#Authoritarianism
(Regardless of where you
are on the political spectrum- left or right - keep this in mind)
NOT
#Authoritarianism
(Regardless of where you
are on the political spectrum- left or right - keep this in mind)
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#Democracy
NOT
#Authoritarianism
(Regardless of where you
are on the political spectrum- left or right - keep this in mind)
NOT
#Authoritarianism
(Regardless of where you
are on the political spectrum- left or right - keep this in mind)
Wow…that says a lot!
Note that this is Colorado’s 3rd congressional district - formerly represented by Lauren Bobert, and currently represented by Jeff Hurd.
This is western and southern Colorado, covering a huge area.
(Cortez is in the SW corner)
Note that this is Colorado’s 3rd congressional district - formerly represented by Lauren Bobert, and currently represented by Jeff Hurd.
This is western and southern Colorado, covering a huge area.
(Cortez is in the SW corner)
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Wow…that says a lot!
Note that this is Colorado’s 3rd congressional district - formerly represented by Lauren Bobert, and currently represented by Jeff Hurd.
This is western and southern Colorado, covering a huge area.
(Cortez is in the SW corner)
Note that this is Colorado’s 3rd congressional district - formerly represented by Lauren Bobert, and currently represented by Jeff Hurd.
This is western and southern Colorado, covering a huge area.
(Cortez is in the SW corner)
Not just gross, unacceptable.
Where is the accountability in hospital operations?
coloradosun.com/2025/10/16/u...
Where is the accountability in hospital operations?
coloradosun.com/2025/10/16/u...
Colorado’s largest hospital had to pause surgeries for a week following a complaint. Here’s what health inspectors saw.
State inspectors declared an "immediate jeopardy" after finding hundreds of dirty surgical trays at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.
coloradosun.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Not just gross, unacceptable.
Where is the accountability in hospital operations?
coloradosun.com/2025/10/16/u...
Where is the accountability in hospital operations?
coloradosun.com/2025/10/16/u...
Concerning because (1) they’ll be able to cherry-pick data to retrofit false claims (ignoring settled science) and (2) the level of statistical illiteracy in the US makes us more vulnerable
Alarming report on FDA political interference. Scientists are being asked to find data supporting predetermined conclusions on autism treatments, vaccines, SSRIs - the opposite of how science works.
We need evidence-based regulation, not regulation-based evidence.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...
We need evidence-based regulation, not regulation-based evidence.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...
Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work
Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.
www.statnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Concerning because (1) they’ll be able to cherry-pick data to retrofit false claims (ignoring settled science) and (2) the level of statistical illiteracy in the US makes us more vulnerable
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The gun industry preys on fear and paranoia to sell more guns—all while knowing that when everyone is armed and afraid, people shoot first and ask questions later. Now, they’re pushing for a dangerous federal Concealed Carry Mandate.
October 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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1/2 A reminder to anyone who was RIFed.
💯 you do NOT deserve this.
Quick tips if you do get a RIF notice:
❌ Do not send a read receipt
❌ Do not respond right away - the union will probably provide language for response
✅ Forward notice to your personal email
💯 you do NOT deserve this.
Quick tips if you do get a RIF notice:
❌ Do not send a read receipt
❌ Do not respond right away - the union will probably provide language for response
✅ Forward notice to your personal email
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
1/2 A reminder to anyone who was RIFed.
💯 you do NOT deserve this.
Quick tips if you do get a RIF notice:
❌ Do not send a read receipt
❌ Do not respond right away - the union will probably provide language for response
✅ Forward notice to your personal email
💯 you do NOT deserve this.
Quick tips if you do get a RIF notice:
❌ Do not send a read receipt
❌ Do not respond right away - the union will probably provide language for response
✅ Forward notice to your personal email
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They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
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Well, this inspires confidence.
"At least some workers were let go by mistake. Members of the MMWR team were laid off in error because of a misclassification of job codes and would be brought back, as would anyone working on measles and the Ebola outbreak in Congo."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
"At least some workers were let go by mistake. Members of the MMWR team were laid off in error because of a misclassification of job codes and would be brought back, as would anyone working on measles and the Ebola outbreak in Congo."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Well, this inspires confidence.
"At least some workers were let go by mistake. Members of the MMWR team were laid off in error because of a misclassification of job codes and would be brought back, as would anyone working on measles and the Ebola outbreak in Congo."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
"At least some workers were let go by mistake. Members of the MMWR team were laid off in error because of a misclassification of job codes and would be brought back, as would anyone working on measles and the Ebola outbreak in Congo."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Did you all see this? I’m just reading it now.
The intrusion is horrendous enough.
The administrators should be held accountable. Their medical staff should be approaching the board of directors to get the senior execs responsible for this choice fired.
Faith-based?
laist.com/news/politic...
The intrusion is horrendous enough.
The administrators should be held accountable. Their medical staff should be approaching the board of directors to get the senior execs responsible for this choice fired.
Faith-based?
laist.com/news/politic...
At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say
Doctors say administrator directives allow immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and compromise medical care.
laist.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Did you all see this? I’m just reading it now.
The intrusion is horrendous enough.
The administrators should be held accountable. Their medical staff should be approaching the board of directors to get the senior execs responsible for this choice fired.
Faith-based?
laist.com/news/politic...
The intrusion is horrendous enough.
The administrators should be held accountable. Their medical staff should be approaching the board of directors to get the senior execs responsible for this choice fired.
Faith-based?
laist.com/news/politic...
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The smallest choices you and I make, every single day, can change the world for better or worse. The simple act of refusing to live a lie has the power to transform who we are and what we are capable of, both as individuals and as a society.
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The smallest choices you and I make, every single day, can change the world for better or worse. The simple act of refusing to live a lie has the power to transform who we are and what we are capable of, both as individuals and as a society.
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I was fortunate enough to have him as my professor, faculty in med school - he had a remarkable impact not only on me but our class.
A close friend had the opportunity to spend time with him recently.
He will be missed.
A close friend had the opportunity to spend time with him recently.
He will be missed.
"Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term 'palliative care' and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully on Sept. 25 at the palliative care unit that bears his name." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News
Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...
www.cbc.ca
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was fortunate enough to have him as my professor, faculty in med school - he had a remarkable impact not only on me but our class.
A close friend had the opportunity to spend time with him recently.
He will be missed.
A close friend had the opportunity to spend time with him recently.
He will be missed.
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"Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term 'palliative care' and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully on Sept. 25 at the palliative care unit that bears his name." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News
Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...
www.cbc.ca
October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term 'palliative care' and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully on Sept. 25 at the palliative care unit that bears his name." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“If you think Tylenol is bad for babies, wait until you hear about rubella virus”
@angierasmussen.bsky.social
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-poison...
@angierasmussen.bsky.social
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-poison...
The Poison Pill to End the MMR is Tylenol
If you think Tylenol is bad for babies, wait until you hear about rubella virus
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“If you think Tylenol is bad for babies, wait until you hear about rubella virus”
@angierasmussen.bsky.social
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-poison...
@angierasmussen.bsky.social
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-poison...
Worth repeating: Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
Just in case anyone needs to hear it:
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
September 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Worth repeating: Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
Reposted by Manoj Pawar, MD, FAAFP
Just in case anyone needs to hear it:
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
September 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just in case anyone needs to hear it:
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
- Acetaminophen does not deplete glutathione unless you are taking toxic doses of it
- MTHFR variants don't prevent you from being able to use folic acid
- We don't know how folic acid works to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs); we simply know it does. (1/7)
Homeopathy is a scam…and can cause harm by leading people away from seeking legitimate, evidence-based treatment.
Also, don’t let chiropractors or PTs manipulate your neck.
Also, don’t let chiropractors or PTs manipulate your neck.
Influencers are selling homeopathy as Tylenol “alternatives” — it’s NOT.
⚠️Homeopathy is a scam created in 1796 by a German guy with NO plausibility or evidence.
Premise:
1️⃣ what causes a symptom will cure an illness w/the symptom
2️⃣ it’s more potent the more it’s diluted
1/
⚠️Homeopathy is a scam created in 1796 by a German guy with NO plausibility or evidence.
Premise:
1️⃣ what causes a symptom will cure an illness w/the symptom
2️⃣ it’s more potent the more it’s diluted
1/
September 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Homeopathy is a scam…and can cause harm by leading people away from seeking legitimate, evidence-based treatment.
Also, don’t let chiropractors or PTs manipulate your neck.
Also, don’t let chiropractors or PTs manipulate your neck.
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“Charles, urgently delete browser history”
September 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“Charles, urgently delete browser history”
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Interesting Idea and List.
(although fidelity seems to be not - high priority in general these days) www.headphonesty.com/2025/09/song...
(although fidelity seems to be not - high priority in general these days) www.headphonesty.com/2025/09/song...
Top 25 Reference Tracks to Demo Your Sound System, as Voted by Thousands of Audiophiles
These tracks reveal flaws in gear, rooms, and mixes that other songs completely hide.
www.headphonesty.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Interesting Idea and List.
(although fidelity seems to be not - high priority in general these days) www.headphonesty.com/2025/09/song...
(although fidelity seems to be not - high priority in general these days) www.headphonesty.com/2025/09/song...
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The term “autism” was first used in the 1910’s and more widely adopted in 1930’s/1940’s (due to Asperger/Kanner).
Paracetamol (Tylenol) was not introduced on the market in the US until the 1950’s.
Paracetamol in pregnancy has not been proven to cause autism in multiple major clinical studies.
Paracetamol (Tylenol) was not introduced on the market in the US until the 1950’s.
Paracetamol in pregnancy has not been proven to cause autism in multiple major clinical studies.
September 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The term “autism” was first used in the 1910’s and more widely adopted in 1930’s/1940’s (due to Asperger/Kanner).
Paracetamol (Tylenol) was not introduced on the market in the US until the 1950’s.
Paracetamol in pregnancy has not been proven to cause autism in multiple major clinical studies.
Paracetamol (Tylenol) was not introduced on the market in the US until the 1950’s.
Paracetamol in pregnancy has not been proven to cause autism in multiple major clinical studies.
Reposted by Manoj Pawar, MD, FAAFP
📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
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PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
September 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Reposted by Manoj Pawar, MD, FAAFP
ACIP members are questioning whether the hepatitis B vaccine should continue to be universally administered to children at birth.
Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.
Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.
September 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ACIP members are questioning whether the hepatitis B vaccine should continue to be universally administered to children at birth.
Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.
Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.